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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:52:09 GMT 1
Shireblogger's Top 50 Acts of 1986
50 Vindaloo Summer Special 78
49 Billy Idol 79
48 Heart 79
47 Oran 'Juice' Jones 79
46 Hipsway 82
45 Cure 85
44 Smiths 90
43 Audrey Hall 92
42 Steve Winwood 92
41 Pretenders 94
40 Feargal Sharkey 95
39 Phil Lynott 96
38 John Cougar Mellencamp 98
37 Stranglers 99
36 Pete Wylie 100
35 Public Image Limited 103
34 Damned 106
33 Tina Turner 107
32 Kim Wilde 108
31 Paul Simon 108
30 Bangles 110
29 Stan Ridgway 114
28 Thin Lizzy 114
27 Bruce Springsteen 116
26 Electric Light Orchestra 116
25 Blow Monkeys 117
24 Cliff Richard 124
23 Young Ones 124
22 New Order 125
21 Depeche Mode 129
20 Grace Jones 136
19 Talking Heads 138
18 A-Ha 139
17 Furniture 142
16 Doctor and The Medics 144
15 Chris De Burgh 151
14 Bon Jovi 152
13 Dire Straits 160
12 It's Immaterial 171
11 Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk 174
10 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 174
9 Human League 202
8 Kate Bush 232
7 INXS 325
6 Eurythmics 337
5 Peter Gabriel 353
4 Communards 365
3 Housemartins 416
2 Talk Talk 583
1 Pet Shop Boys 745
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:52:31 GMT 1
Shireblogger's Retro-Chart History
1983 Eurythmics 504 points
1984 Bluebells 500 points
1985 Bruce Springsteen 554 points
1986 Pet Shop Boys 745 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:52:53 GMT 1
Smokeyb's Top 50 Acts of 1986
50 Psychedelic Furs 79
49 Young Ones 79
48 Hollywood Beyond 80
47 Cyndi Lauper 83
46 It Bites 83
45 Jesus and Mary Chain 83
44 Run DMC 83
43 Billy Ocean 84
42 Bananarama 86
41 Cutting Crew 86
40 Dire Straits 86
39 Damned 93
38 Stevie Nicks 93
37 Suzanne Vega 93
36 Bryan Ferry 97
35 Berlin 99
34 Electric Light Orchestra 99
33 Mike and The Mechanics 99
32 Talking Heads 99
31 It's Immaterial 100
30 Huey Lewis and The News 103
29 Owen Paul 104
28 Falco 107
27 Communards 108
26 Madness 108
25 Public Image Limited 109
24 Furniture 118
23 Spandau Ballet 120
22 New Order 133
21 Pretenders 142
20 Mr Mister 146
19 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 147
18 Robert Palmer 155
17 Stranglers 159
16 Human League 180
15 Bangles 187
14 Bon Jovi 199
13 Smiths 205
12 Housemartins 206
11 Talk Talk 222
10 David Bowie 223
9 Queen 229
8 Peter Gabriel 240
7 Genesis 254
6 Simple Minds 255
5 Madonna 264
4 Kate Bush 269
3 Eurythmics 287
2 A-Ha 327
1 Pet Shop Boys 364
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:53:12 GMT 1
Smokeyb's Retro-Chart History
1983 David Bowie 348 points
1984 Queen 465 points
1985 Madonna 459 points
1986 Pet Shop Boys 364 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:53:31 GMT 1
Thorney's Top 50 Acts of 1986
50 Queen 84
49 Cock Robin 88
48 Honeymoon Suite 88
47 Big Audio Dynamite 92
46 Hipsway 92
45 Run DMC 92
44 Depeche Mode 93
43 Sly Fox 95
42 Stan Ridgway 95
41 Starship 97
40 Cyndi Lauper 99
39 Lloyd Cole and The Commotions 101
38 Talking Heads 104
37 Outfield 111
36 Glass Tiger 117
35 Pat Benatar 117
34 Van Halen 118
33 Peter Cetera 119
32 INXS 123
31 Paul Simon 125
30 Steve Winwood 128
29 Survivor 130
28 Bruce Hornsby and The Range 132
27 Janet Jackson 133
26 It Bites 138
25 Level 42 138
24 Furniture 144
23 Wang Chung 146
22 Mike and The Mechanics 149
21 Europe 154
20 Talk Talk 156
19 Berlin 162
18 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 163
17 Peter Gabriel 171
16 Pet Shop Boys 172
15 Human League 176
14 Big Country 199
13 Genesis 205
12 Robert Palmer 206
11 Bon Jovi 209
10 Five Star 215
9 Cutting Crew 218
8 Simple Minds 232
7 Smiths 247
6 Heart 265
5 Madonna 265
4 Bangles 269
3 Huey Lewis and The News 270
2 Mr Mister 274
1 A-Ha 294
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:53:52 GMT 1
Thorney's Retro-Chart History
1983 Big Country 505 points
1984 Thompson Twins 603 points
1985 Bryan Adams 529 points
1986 A-Ha 294 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:54:12 GMT 1
Whitneyfan's Top 50 Acts of 1986
50 George Michael 69
49 Gregory Abbott 69
48 Paul Simon 70
47 Young Ones 70
46 Cameo 73
45 Shakin' Stevens 74
44 Elkie Brooks 78
43 Jermaine Stewart 78
42 Pete Wylie 82
41 Anita Baker 85
40 Big Country 85
39 Michael McDonald 85
38 Oran 'Juice' Jones 85
37 Queen 86
36 Sly Fox 86
35 Alison Moyet 87
34 Cutting Crew 87
33 Miami Sound Machine 88
32 Owen Paul 89
31 Alexander O'Neal 90
30 Rod Stewart 91
29 Boris Gardiner 92
28 Berlin 93
27 Cliff Richard 93
26 Mr Mister 93
25 Gwen Guthrie 97
24 Pretenders 97
23 Belinda Carlisle 105
22 Billy Ocean 105
21 Prince 111
20 Outfield 114
19 Europe 115
18 Cyndi Lauper 119
17 Latin Quarter 120
16 Doctor and The Medics 133
15 Chris De Burgh 135
14 Diana Ross 137
13 Stevie Nicks 159
12 Eurythmics 165
11 Bon Jovi 183
10 Erasure 184
9 Housemartins 186
8 Kate Bush 189
7 A-Ha 191
6 Communards 194
5 Bangles 223
4 Pet Shop Boys 264
3 Five Star 304
2 Whitney Houston 333
1 Madonna 464
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:54:36 GMT 1
Whitneyfan's Retro-Chart History
1985 Madonna 452 points
1986 Madonna 464 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:56:32 GMT 1
So there we have it, apologies for having to race through the countdown in a single day, going away for Christmas so really busy at the moment! Hope you all have a great Christmas, look forward to charting with you all in 1987! Back in the new year so will pick up the next chart then!
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Post by smokeyb on Dec 23, 2018 22:03:40 GMT 1
Great stats as usual Kingpin, you're a hard act to follow as I will be doing 1968 later this week.
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Post by Shireblogger on Dec 23, 2018 23:08:47 GMT 1
Fascinating lists. 1986 was a very good year for music. Happy Christmas.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Dec 23, 2018 23:19:26 GMT 1
Whitneyfan's Retro-Chart History 1985 Madonna 452 points 1986 Madonna 464 points I thought Whitney might snatch it this year, but Madonna had more singles out so I can see why she got it. Can she score a hat trick next year though? I'm looking forward to 1987 as there are some brilliant songs released in that year.
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Post by coolchristie2 on Dec 24, 2018 16:14:06 GMT 1
I just can't believe I had Sinitta as my #1 record ahead of Diana Ross.
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Post by Shireblogger on Dec 26, 2018 18:53:00 GMT 1
Here's a more detailed breakdown of my Top 10 artists:-
1. Pet Shop Boys -- pk: 1 -- wks: 57 -- 745 pts 62. :: Pet Shop Boys - I WANT A LOVER {Please LP track} -- pk: 1 -- wks: 4 -- 62 pts 6. :: Pet Shop Boys - IN THE NIGHT {Opportunities B-side} -- pk: 1 -- wks: 13 -- 163 pts 5. :: Pet Shop Boys - LOVE COMES QUICKLY -- pk: 1 -- wks: 11 -- 167 pts 27. :: Pet Shop Boys - OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) -- pk: 5 -- wks: 10 -- 102 pts 14. :: Pet Shop Boys - SUBURBIA -- pk: 2 -- wks: 10 -- 126 pts 208. :: Pet Shop Boys - TONIGHT IS FOREVER {Please LP track} -- pk: 14 -- wks: 2 -- 10 pts 17. :: Pet Shop Boys - WEST END GIRLS -- pk: 1 -- wks: 7 -- 115 pts 2. Talk Talk -- pk: 1 -- wks: 41 -- 583 pts 13. :: Talk Talk - GIVE IT UP -- pk: 1 -- wks: 9 -- 130 pts 168. :: Talk Talk - HAPPINESS IS EASY {The Colour Of Spring LP track} -- pk: 13 -- wks: 3 -- 17 pts 60. :: Talk Talk - I DON'T BELIEVE IN YOU -- pk: 4 -- wks: 5 -- 64 pts 2. :: Talk Talk - LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT -- pk: 1 -- wks: 11 -- 182 pts 7. :: Talk Talk - LIVING IN ANOTHER WORLD -- pk: 1 -- wks: 10 -- 160 pts 122. :: Talk Talk - TIME IT'S TIME {The Colour Of Spring LP track} -- pk: 8 -- wks: 3 -- 30 pts 3. Housemartins -- pk: 1 -- wks: 32 -- 416 pts 90. :: Housemartins - ANXIOUS {London 0 Hull 4 LP track} -- pk: 4 -- wks: 3 -- 45 pts 63. :: Housemartins - CARAVAN OF LOVE -- pk: 3 -- wks: 4 -- 60 pts 3. :: Housemartins - HAPPY HOUR -- pk: 1 -- wks: 12 -- 179 pts 61. :: Housemartins - SHEEP -- pk: 5 -- wks: 5 -- 63 pts 128. :: Housemartins - SITTING ON A FENCE {London 0 Hull 4 LP track} -- pk: 9 -- wks: 3 -- 28 pts 94. :: Housemartins - THINK FOR A MINUTE -- pk: 8 -- wks: 5 -- 41 pts 4. Communards -- pk: 1 -- wks: 25 -- 365 pts 20. :: Communards - DISENCHANTED -- pk: 2 -- wks: 7 -- 112 pts 1. :: Communards - DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY -- pk: 1 -- wks: 13 -- 185 pts 113. :: Communards - HEAVENS ABOVE {Communards LP track} -- pk: 4 -- wks: 2 -- 33 pts 109. :: Communards - SO COLD THE NIGHT -- pk: 8 -- wks: 3 -- 35 pts 5. Peter Gabriel -- pk: 1 -- wks: 25 -- 353 pts 141. :: Peter Gabriel - IN YOUR EYES {So LP track} -- pk: 8 -- wks: 2 -- 24 pts 245. :: Peter Gabriel - MERCY STREET {So LP track} -- pk: 16 -- wks: 1 -- 5 pts 8. :: Peter Gabriel - SLEDGEHAMMER -- pk: 1 -- wks: 11 -- 159 pts 9. :: Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - DON'T GIVE UP -- pk: 1 -- wks: 9 -- 148 pts 169. :: Peter Gabriel ft Laurie Anderson - THIS IS THE PICTURE {So LP track} -- pk: 12 -- wks: 2 -- 17 pts 6. Eurythmics -- pk: 2 -- wks: 28 -- 337 pts 261. :: Eurythmics - A LITTLE OF YOU {Revenge LP track} -- pk: 18 -- wks: 1 -- 3 pts 140. :: Eurythmics - IT'S ALRIGHT (BABY'S COME BACK) -- pk: 10 -- wks: 5 -- 24 pts 37. :: Eurythmics - THE MIRACLE OF LOVE -- pk: 2 -- wks: 5 -- 80 pts 16. :: Eurythmics - THORN IN MY SIDE -- pk: 2 -- wks: 9 -- 121 pts 22. :: Eurythmics - WHEN TOMORROW COMES -- pk: 3 -- wks: 8 -- 109 pts 7. INXS -- pk: 2 -- wks: 27 -- 325 pts 65. :: INXS - BITING BULLETS {Listen Like Thieves LP track} -- pk: 3 -- wks: 4 -- 59 pts 58. :: INXS - KISS THE DIRT (FALLING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN) -- pk: 4 -- wks: 5 -- 66 pts 29. :: INXS - LISTEN LIKE THIEVES -- pk: 2 -- wks: 6 -- 92 pts 81. :: INXS - SAME DIRECTION {Listen Like Thieves LP track} -- pk: 6 -- wks: 4 -- 49 pts 97. :: INXS - THIS TIME -- pk: 8 -- wks: 4 -- 39 pts 151. :: INXS - WHAT YOU NEED -- pk: 14 -- wks: 4 -- 20 pts 8. Kate Bush -- pk: 1 -- wks: 19 -- 232 pts 121. :: Kate Bush - EXPERIMENT IV -- pk: 7 -- wks: 3 -- 30 pts 76. :: Kate Bush - HOUNDS OF LOVE -- pk: 9 -- wks: 6 -- 52 pts 276. :: Kate Bush - THE BIG SKY -- pk: 19 -- wks: 1 -- 2 pts 9. :: Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - DON'T GIVE UP -- pk: 1 -- wks: 9 -- 148 pts 9. Human League -- pk: 1 -- wks: 13 -- 202 pts 21. :: Human League - HUMAN -- pk: 2 -- wks: 7 -- 111 pts 161. :: Human League - I NEED YOUR LOVING -- pk: 6 -- wks: 2 -- 19 pts 49. :: Human League - LOVE ON THE RUN {Crash LP track} -- pk: 1 -- wks: 4 -- 72 pts 10. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark -- pk: 2 -- wks: 14 -- 174 pts 82. :: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - (FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE -- pk: 8 -- wks: 4 -- 49 pts 102. :: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - IF YOU LEAVE -- pk: 9 -- wks: 4 -- 38 pts 32. :: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - WE LOVE YOU -- pk: 2 -- wks: 6 -- 87 pts
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Post by o on Dec 26, 2018 20:10:46 GMT 1
What a great Top 10 imo 10 Peter Gabriel 225 9 Madonna 228 8 Bangles 246 7 Bon Jovi 255 6 Smiths 288 5 Pet Shop Boys 303 4 New Order 334 3 Big Country 339 2 INXS 446 1 John Cougar Mellencamp 475 Cheers Kingpin, you do such great work on this!
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Post by darkstar79 on Dec 30, 2018 19:41:01 GMT 1
Thanks for all the stats, kingpin.
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Post by popchartfreak on Jan 4, 2019 21:29:27 GMT 1
Phew! Thanks Kingpin for all the hard work and stats!
My all-time fave act since 1985, and fave act of 1986, is Pet Shop Boys, but it's come up Madonna by virtue of of me not allowing album tracks back in the day in my charts (my charts are of the time, not what I like now, or else Pet Shop Boys would walk it). West End Girls points are split, Love Comes Quickly would top my charts if I compiled them now for 1986 (my tastes have changed somewhat), and some B sides and album tracks would chart, to overhaul Madonna's golden run of singles off True Blue - though La Isla Bonita would also likely have charted highly ahead of it's single release in 1987.
I have a "sales" ratio I have applied to my charts, based on sales for a week of UK singles sales in the summer of 1976 I got hold of a few years later, which gives more weight to records at the top of the chart compared to lower down, which is only fair because I tend to LOVE my number ones considerably more than say, tracks that peak at 10, so to only get 10 extra points never seemed fair to me, especially for tracks that had long chart runs lower down
My "million-sellers" for 1986 at the time were:
1. Human (2,269,000) 2. A Different Corner (1,828,450) 3. The Sun Always Shines On TV (1,425,550) 4. New Beginning (Mamba Seyra) (1,227,300) 5. Open Your Heart (1,170,350) 6. True Blue (1,116,250) 7. E=MC2 (1,072,100) 8. Opportunities (1,046,200) 9. Papa Don't Preach (1,016,100)
plus 1985 total sales over 1985/6 for West End Girls are 1,439,450.
Since then, with re-entries, West End Girls, A Different Corner have done 2 million plus in total, and Take My Breath Away, Hounds Of Love, Suburbia have also passed the million...
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